Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
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The Bani of the Guru's Word is Ambrosial Nectar; its taste is sweet. The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar.
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Meditate in remembrance on the Lord in your mind, body and heart; twenty-four hours a day, sing His Glorious Praises.
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Listen to these Teachings, O Sikhs of the Guru. This is the true purpose of life.
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This priceless human life will be made fruitful; embrace love for the Lord in your mind.
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Celestial peace and absolute bliss come when one meditates on God - suffering is dispelled.
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O Nanak, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, peace wells up, and one obtains a place in the Court of the Lord. ||1||
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Fifth Mehl:
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O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is the Teaching imparted by the Perfect Guru.
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In the Lord's Will, they practice meditation, austerity and self-discipline; in the Lord's Will, they are released.
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In the Lord's Will, they are made to wander in reincarnation; in the Lord's Will, they are forgiven.
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In the Lord's Will, pain and pleasure are experienced; in the Lord's Will, actions are performed.
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In the Lord's Will, clay is fashioned into form; in the Lord's Will, His Light is infused into it.
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In the Lord's Will, enjoyments are enjoyed; in the Lord's Will, these enjoyments are denied.
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In the Lord's Will, they are incarnated in heaven and hell; in the Lord's Will, they fall to the ground.
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In the Lord's Will, they are committed to His devotional worship and Praise; O Nanak, how rare are these! ||2||
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Pauree:
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Hearing, hearing of the glorious greatness of the True Name, I live.
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Even ignorant beasts and goblins can be saved, in an instant.
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Day and night, chant the Name, forever and ever.
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The most horrible thirst and hunger is satisfied through Your Name, O Lord.
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Disease, sorrow and pain run away, when the Name dwells within the mind.
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He alone attains his Beloved, who loves the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
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The worlds and solar systems are saved by the Infinite Lord.
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Your glory is Yours alone, O my Beloved True Lord. ||12||
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Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
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I abandoned and lost my Beloved Friend, O Nanak; I was fooled by the transitory color of the safflower, which fades away.
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I did not know Your value, O my Friend; without You, I am not worth even half a shell. ||1||
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Fifth Mehl:
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My mother-in-law is my enemy, O Nanak; my father-in-law is argumentative and my brother-in-law burns me at every step.
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They can all just play in the dust, when You are my Friend, O Lord. ||2||
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Pauree:
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You relieve the pains of those, within whose consciousness You dwell, O Lord.
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Those, within whose consciousness You dwell, never lose.
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One who meets the Perfect Guru will surely be saved.
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One who is attached to Truth, contemplates Truth.
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One, into whose hands the treasure comes, stops searching.
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He alone is known as a devotee, who loves the One Lord.
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He is the dust under the feet of all; he is the lover of the Lord's feet.
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Everything is Your wonderful play; the whole creation is Yours. ||13||
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Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
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I have totally discarded praise and slander, O Nanak; I have forsaken and abandoned everything.
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I have seen that all relationships are false, and so I have grasped hold of the hem of Your robe, Lord. ||1||
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Fifth Mehl:
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I wandered and wandered and went crazy, O Nanak, in countless foreign lands and pathways.
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But then, I slept in peace and comfort, when I met the Guru, and found my Friend. ||2||
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